RFID scanner prototype for college mess attendance
Title: NITW Database Sync with RFID Smart Card
Problem Background NITW community has been issued RFID Smart Cards to achieve a tech-savvy NITW infrastructue. There are a huge number of possibilities for how the technology could be used, along with the NITW fraternity database. This problem is an attempt in that direction to build a framework to sync between the Database and the RFID Smart Cards, whenever used. And then, the framework is to be used for NITW mess attendance, as a proof of concept.
Problem Solution A back-end to sync NITW Database and the RFID Smart Cards, through RFID reader/writer over the internet, using a computer; and build a front-end over that for NITW mess attendance.
Proposed Solution The solution could be broken up as follows: Implement a Python-based Interface Layer for accessing & manipulating the NITW Database (See references below: NITW Database) Implement a Python-based Hardware Abstraction Layer (HAL) for accessing & manipulating a RFID Smart Card through an RFID reader/writer (See references below: Smart Card Reader/Writer ...) Integrate the Python-based Database interfaces with the RFID Smart Card, using the HAL, to get the framework for verifying & syncing with the Database with the RFID Smart Cards, when used Build a web-based or Python-based front-end GUI using the framework, to implement the NITW Mess Attendance System
End users NIT Warangal, Students
Devices RFID Reader/Writer, RFID Smart Card. Laptops for programming & implementations.
Platforms, Technologies to be used Possible Host OSes: Linux / Windows / Mac Software Tools: Web Interface &/or Python for the Front-End, Python for HAL & Back-end
Data set, tools, resources useful in developing solution
Documentation available: CT - API 1.1 Contactless Smart Card Readers - DEVELOPER GUIDE CONTACT AND CONTACTLESS USB SMART CARD READER
Smart Card Reader/Writer References: Product: http://www.hidglobal.com/products/readers/omnikey/5321 Datasheet: http://www.hidglobal.com/sites/hidglobal.com/files/resource_files/omnikey-5321-v2-usb-reader-en-ds.pdf (Also,attached separately) Drivers: http://www.hidglobal.com/drivers?field_brand_tid=24&product_id=All&os=All Developer Guide: http://www.hidglobal.com/sites/hidglobal.com/files/ok_contactless_developer_guide_an_en.pdf (Also,attached separately) Smart Card Reader/Writer Protocol/Project References: Open Smart Card Project Developer Info: https://www.opensc-project.org/opensc/wiki/DeveloperInformation Website: https://github.com/OpenSC/OpenSC/wiki Code: http://sourceforge.net/projects/opensc/files/OpenSC/ CT-API Document: https://www.tuvit.de/cps/rde/xbcr/tuevit_de/CTAPI11EN.pdf (Also,attached separately) Code: http://sourceforge.net/projects/pcsc-ctapi/ Synchronous API Library: http://support.gemalto.com/index.php?id=download_apis OCF in Java: http://www.openscdp.org/ocf/
NITW Database References: Download phpmyadmin ( http://www.phpmyadmin.net/home_page/downloads.php ) Create a database Import this sql file NOTE: You can add more rows. Download MYSQL tutorials (http://www.tutorialspoint.com/mysql/)